University of Colorado Cancer Center Administrative Core

The Administrative Core provides administrative and fiscal oversight for the University of Colorado Cancer Center entities as described in the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant that funds UCCC, for the Lung Special Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) and any other grants in the Cancer Center .

Administration

  • Sets business objectives, mission, vision
  • Manages daily operations
  • Negotiates contracts
  • Manages relationships with affiliates
    Manages & allocates physical space

Grants & Contracts Management

  • Administers daily business procedures for all multidisciplinary funded grants routed through UCCC
  • Pre- and post-award
  • Manages the CCSG and Lung SPORE
  • Manages subcontracts
    Supports all multidisciplinary funded grants and contracts held by UCCC members
  • Manages the American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant/UCCC Seed Grants program
  • Maintains membership publication database

Human Resources and Finances

  • Recruitment, hiring, personnel issues and payroll
  • Manages institutional funds, gift accounts and facility funds
  • Manages compliance with Federal, State and CU policies
  • Grant account reconciliation
  • Accounts payable/accounts receivable
  • Budgeting
  • Audits

Membership, Education & Career Development

Coordinates the UCCC membership program, including applications and database

  • Coordinates the weekly UCCC Symposium
  • Coordinates the Lung SPORE and Thoracic Oncology Program seminars
  • Manages the UCCC Student Cancer Research Fellowship Program

Public Relations & Communications

  • Publications, including the weekly Director’s Newsletter and TOPICS, a three-times yearly external newsletter
  • Web site development and management
  • Media relations
  • Internal communications, including monthly newsletter Six Things from the Sixth Floor
  • UCCC marketing/marketing communications
  • Event management
  • Legislative communications
  • Fundraising communications

Fundraising

UCCC employs one full-time fundraiser. The University of Colorado Foundation and AMC Cancer Research Center both also employ development staff who raise money for UCCC. Learn more about areas of need and why to support UCCC.

  • Donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship
  • Fundraising events
  • Grateful patient program
  • Manages the Community Advisory Board
  • Maintains relationships with Cancer League of Colorado, CancerCure, the American Cancer Society and other groups that support UCCC

Administration

303-724-3155
303-724-3162 fax

Anschutz Medical Campus
Building 500, 6th Floor

Mailing Address

PO Box 6508, Mail Stop F434
Aurora, CO 80045

Leadership & Staff

Paul A. Bunn, Jr., MD
Director

Donna Berrier
Associate Director for Administration & Finance
303-724-3151
donna.berrier@uchsc.edu

Suzanne Smith
Executive Assistant
303-724-3152
suzanne.smith@uchsc.edu

Grants & Contracts

Michaela Montour
Manager
303-724-3157
michaela.montour@uchsc.edu

Connie Bair
Grants Coordinator
303-724-3158
connie.bair@uchsc.edu

Jill Penafiel
Grants Coordinator
303-724-3174
jill.penafiel@uchsc.edu

HR & Finance

Kim Gall
Manager
303-724-3153
kim.gall@uchsc.edu

Philip Walker
Accountant
303-724-3154
philip.walker@uchsc.edu

Public Relations & Communications

Lynn Gorham
Manager
303-724-3160
lynn.gorham@uchsc.edu

Development

Libby Printz
Director
303-724-3156
libby.printz@uchsc.edu

Cheryl Crouch
Vice President
303-813-7922
cheryl.crouch@cufund.org

Camy Cooney
Senior Director 
303-813-7932
camy.cooney@cufund.org

Joel Edelman
Executive Director
AMC Cancer Research Center
720-270-8570
draperc@amc.org

Intl Assoc for the Study of Lung Cancer

Pia Hirsch
Executive Assistant
303-724-3155
pia.hirsch@uchsc.edu

Cari Silvey
Coordinator
303-724-3159
cari.silvey@uchsc.edu